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38 HUNTS, SHIRES AND THE LAUNDRY BOILER!
Once the most powerful 4-4-0s in Britain, but soon considered underpowered, Dave Wilson reflects on the complex history of Gresleya€ s D49s, and the sole survivor, Morayshire, which is based on the Boa€ ness & Kinneil Railway.
44 TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN? THAT IS THE QUESTION
Which preserved railway runs train services on the most days of the year? Brian Sharpe looks at the remarkable variety of calendars of train operations and tries to make sense of the pattern
64 NOW, LETa€ S BUILD A BOWEN COOKE LNWR EXPRESS LOCOMOTIVE!
No 20th century London & North Western Railway express locomotive has survived? Bruce Nixon questions whether he is the only railway enthusiast who deplores this fact and says surely the time has come to put this right.
74 FOXFIELDa€ S FUTURE?
Julya€ s big Foxfield railway gala highlighted progress being made towards running passenger trains over the freight-only section to Foxfield Colliery, as Brian Sharpe reports.
82 a€~THE BRIGHTON BELLEa€ FOR THE OLYMPICS!
If the superb sight of Jeremy Hoskinga€ s A4 Pacific No 60019 Bittern running between Kinga€ s Cross and York with two tenders on 25 July was not enough to satisfy the most demanding of linesiders, what price a real-life a€~Brighton Bellea€ EMU set touring Britain in the decades to come? Robin Jones reports on the latest in this groundbreaking bid to raise the profile of electric traction preservation by restoring one of the most famous trains of all.
90 MIDLAND STEAM IN HARMONY!
Late July saw the third successive indie pop festival at the Midland Railway- Butterley. The event now attracts bands from as far afield as Italy and Japan; but how well does a music festival and railway heritage blend together, and could other lines hold similar events? Robin Jones reports.
REGULARS
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Royal Scot a€~solda€ by Bressingham to new charitable trust chaired by locomotive owner Jeremy Hosking; Great Central Railway (Nottingham) buys old Ruddington station; Network Rail agrees to ERTMS deal to save Cambrian Coast steam and best-ever year for passenger numbers on top heritage lines.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE
Tornado clocks 10,000 miles; T9 a€~Greyhounda€ set to steam again after major fault repaired; West Clare welcomes back its tank engine; Mid-Hants locomotive dispute settled; new Ruddington platform a€~can serve London trainsa€ ; Bury diesel gala succeeds despite failures; Waterman buys Garratt for Welsh Highland; Sittingbourne mourns stalwart Tony James; GCR now a€~fastesta€ heritage line at 75mph; Green light for Sheringham crossing start, but more money needed; Garratts assemble for big centenary event and football bid to save Irish diesel.
48 THE THIN RED LINE by David Wilcock
Details of the 'last' main line steam train to run in China, the million-mile Manor 'bought for spares', the German Pacific unexpectedly being given a new lease of life, and a further selection of pictures for identification by readers.
54 MAIN LINE NEWS compiled by Cedric Johns
Scots Guardsman heads surprise farewell tour for Network Raila€ s Stephen Cornish; three-day Cornish tour for GW175, and North Yorkshire Moors Railway in talks to buy Ian Rileya€ s BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0.
63 MAIN LINE TOUR ITINERARY
Brian Sharpea€ s guide to steam and heritage modern traction tours.
86 RAILWAYANA
Latest auction news and prices by Geoff Courtney.
89 SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY
Eagerly awaited new Chinese HO gauge steam locomotive from Bachmann, plus new OO diesels, carriages and wagons.
38 HUNTS, SHIRES AND THE LAUNDRY BOILER!
Once the most powerful 4-4-0s in Britain, but soon considered underpowered, Dave Wilson reflects on the complex history of Gresleya€ s D49s, and the sole survivor, Morayshire, which is based on the Boa€ ness & Kinneil Railway.
44 TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN? THAT IS THE QUESTION
Which preserved railway runs train services on the most days of the year? Brian Sharpe looks at the remarkable variety of calendars of train operations and tries to make sense of the pattern
64 NOW, LETa€ S BUILD A BOWEN COOKE LNWR EXPRESS LOCOMOTIVE!
No 20th century London & North Western Railway express locomotive has survived? Bruce Nixon questions whether he is the only railway enthusiast who deplores this fact and says surely the time has come to put this right.
74 FOXFIELDa€ S FUTURE?
Julya€ s big Foxfield railway gala highlighted progress being made towards running passenger trains over the freight-only section to Foxfield Colliery, as Brian Sharpe reports.
82 a€~THE BRIGHTON BELLEa€ FOR THE OLYMPICS!
If the superb sight of Jeremy Hoskinga€ s A4 Pacific No 60019 Bittern running between Kinga€ s Cross and York with two tenders on 25 July was not enough to satisfy the most demanding of linesiders, what price a real-life a€~Brighton Bellea€ EMU set touring Britain in the decades to come? Robin Jones reports on the latest in this groundbreaking bid to raise the profile of electric traction preservation by restoring one of the most famous trains of all.
90 MIDLAND STEAM IN HARMONY!
Late July saw the third successive indie pop festival at the Midland Railway- Butterley. The event now attracts bands from as far afield as Italy and Japan; but how well does a music festival and railway heritage blend together, and could other lines hold similar events? Robin Jones reports.
REGULARS
6 HEADLINE NEWS
Royal Scot a€~solda€ by Bressingham to new charitable trust chaired by locomotive owner Jeremy Hosking; Great Central Railway (Nottingham) buys old Ruddington station; Network Rail agrees to ERTMS deal to save Cambrian Coast steam and best-ever year for passenger numbers on top heritage lines.
10 NEWS: THE WIDEST COVERAGE OF THE UK PRESERVATION SCENE
Tornado clocks 10,000 miles; T9 a€~Greyhounda€ set to steam again after major fault repaired; West Clare welcomes back its tank engine; Mid-Hants locomotive dispute settled; new Ruddington platform a€~can serve London trainsa€ ; Bury diesel gala succeeds despite failures; Waterman buys Garratt for Welsh Highland; Sittingbourne mourns stalwart Tony James; GCR now a€~fastesta€ heritage line at 75mph; Green light for Sheringham crossing start, but more money needed; Garratts assemble for big centenary event and football bid to save Irish diesel.
48 THE THIN RED LINE by David Wilcock
Details of the 'last' main line steam train to run in China, the million-mile Manor 'bought for spares', the German Pacific unexpectedly being given a new lease of life, and a further selection of pictures for identification by readers.
54 MAIN LINE NEWS compiled by Cedric Johns
Scots Guardsman heads surprise farewell tour for Network Raila€ s Stephen Cornish; three-day Cornish tour for GW175, and North Yorkshire Moors Railway in talks to buy Ian Rileya€ s BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0.
63 MAIN LINE TOUR ITINERARY
Brian Sharpea€ s guide to steam and heritage modern traction tours.
86 RAILWAYANA
Latest auction news and prices by Geoff Courtney.
89 SCALE HERITAGE RAILWAY
Eagerly awaited new Chinese HO gauge steam locomotive from Bachmann, plus new OO diesels, carriages and wagons.
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